CPS Native American Programs

Native American Programs Needs Assessment

Please assist the district by participating in the survey. The information provided will be used to assess the needs of the Native American programs.

Survey Opens: Thursday, January 9, 2025
Survey Closes: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Native American Programs Needs Assessment (FY25)

ES Cherokee Push-In Program Website

Cherokee Class has been doing some drawing. Kindergarten has started a Cherokee drawing notebook. They will draw the animal of the week each class and then combine them all together to form a book at the end of the year! We have done Owl (wah-hoo) and Dog (gee-thlee) so far. Mrs. Spivey has also been great in getting books for me to coordinate with my lessons! Thank you Mrs. Spivey for being so helpful!

We have been working very hard weekly preparing for the Cherokee Language Competition. Competition will be right before spring break. Students have been working hard on vocabulary including people, colors, numbers, food, and various items. Club has been engaging with flashcards, whiteboards, games, and competitions. Language bowl is our hardest competition so we are incredibly grateful for the work our students put into learning all of this material.

1st Grade

Playing Colors Bingo

Henry Martin-1st grade

He loves his study binder

Sixkiller VS Hamby

Get a cherokee word correct, you get to play. Miss the word, the other player gets a chance to steal.

🎨2024 JOM Art Competition Reception🎨

The 2024 JOM Art Competition was held in Tahlequah on 11/21. We had 41 total entries in several divisions and categories. CPS had 10 entries place! Placers are invited to attend the Art Reception on 12/17 in Tahlequah.

A huge thank you goes out to our Special Projects Coordinators, Tashina Weaver, Katy England, and Chloe Thomas. These ladies work with students every Wednesday in the Cherokee Club, where students are taught the Cherokee language and culture and prepared for JOM competitions. Great job, ladies. We appreciate you and the work you do! Wado!

2nd Place

Knoxley Rogers

Grades: 7-8

Cherokee National Female Seminary

Watercolor/Tempera

3rd Place

Layton Shawver

Grades: 7-8

Digital Drawing of the Hibiscus Flower

Photography & Digital Art

3rd Place

Aubree Chesney

Grades: 5-6

Cherokee Bandolier Bag

Oil/Acrylic

1st Place

Reagan Wolf

Grades: 3-4

The 7 Clans Terrapin

Watercolor/Tempera

2nd Place

William Poole

Grades: 1-2

Corn Bead Necklace

3D Art

2nd Place

Rhett Whittington

Grades: 1-2

Fox

Pencil, Charcoal, Pastel, Colored Pencil, Crayon, Marker

2nd Place

Milton Proctor

Grades: PreK-K

Clans

Pencil, Charcoal, Pastel, Colored Pencil, Crayon, Marker

3rd Place

Jordan Wolf

Grades: 5-6

Horseshoe Hook

3D Art

3rd Place

Reagan Wolf

Grades: 3-4

Double Wall Basket

Basketry

3rd Place

Jordan Wolf

Grades: 5-6

Basket

Basketry

🎉Fall Semester Awards & Recognition Party🥳

On Wednesday, 12/18, the Cherokee Club had a Fall Semester Awards & Recognition Party. JOM students who participated in bowls and competitions were recognized and celebrated for their accomplishments during the Fall Semester!

MS/HS Cultural Education Website

Native American Studies

Native American Studies students had a very busy and productive first semester! Students learned an array of cultural topics including; How Cherokees lived in the beginning of time, Traditional customs, The Cherokee Phoenix, and have recently started learning about the Trail of Tears.

Cherokee

Cherokee language students have officially learned over 70 Cherokee symbols! Students can confidently read, write, and recognize 70+ syllabary symbols. What a huge accomplishment! Students have been working very hard to retain words and use them in meaningful ways. Recently, students have been re-learning Cherokee colors and had a coloring competition. Students colored a "January" coloring sheet, and identified the colors they used in the Cherokee language on the back of their coloring sheets. Our next learning target is to learn general foods, and to converse in class using general phrases.

In December 2024, 4th and 5th science classes engage in a hands-on STEM learning activity about coding with Ozobots! Thank you (wado) to Ms. Olivia Jorgensen from Cherokee Nation! Our students had a great time!

On January 22 and 23, 2025, students from Colcord Public Schools participated in Cherokee Nation's annual STEM Fest at the Chota Center in Tahlequah, OK.

STEM Fest is a two-day festival featuring science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) stations and activities to entice and entertain students. Exhibitors included NASA, the US Army Corps of Engineers, the US Department of Energy, The Sutton Center, area trade schools and universities, and many more. Day one was for grades 5-8, and day two was for grades 9-12.

We want to thank the Cherokee Nation for providing this awesome opportunity! Our students had a blast! Wado!

Title VI Meeting:

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Dan Draper Community Center

3:45 p.m.

JOM Meeting:

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Dan Draper Community Center

4:30 p.m.

Cherokee Nation Parent Resource Guide

The Cherokee Nation offers many services to its citizens and to other Native American tribes throughout its tribal jurisdiction in Northeastern Oklahoma. This guide is a resource for parents with information about services the tribe provides.

Cherokee Nation Language Resources

The Cherokee Nation Language Department is committed to preserving and perpetuating the Cherokee language through day-to-day spoken use and by generating more proficient second-language Cherokee speakers.

Cherokee Nation Tribal Registration

The Cherokee Nation Registration Office processes Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB), Dawes and Tribal Citizenship applications and issues CDIB, Citizenship, and Photo ID cards.

Cherokee Classes (art traditions, history, & genealogy)

Visit Cherokee Nation offers classes led by experts in Cherokee art traditions, history, and genealogy. Please note that classes fill up quickly and availability is not guaranteed. Follow Visit Cherokee Nation on social media for the latest info.